[Register] Singapore Bunkering Conference Goes Virtual
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak,after consultation with Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, and other key stake holders the conference goes...
VLCC Grounded on Reef
VLCC WAKASHIO ran aground off Pointe Desny, southeast Mauritius, Jul 25, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
VLCC WAKASHIO ran aground off Pointe Desny, southeast Mauritius, at...
Cargo Ship Hit Rocks & Partially Sinks
Aggregates carrier caught in rough weather, drifted towards shore and hit the rocks at Masalembu island, Indonesia, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Aggregates carrier KM DJO...
Shippers Facing Financial Losses As Poor Bunker Quality Damages Ship Engines
There are some serious ongoing challenges arising from the new cocktail of bunkers being made available on the market pos January 1, 2020.
...
Climate TRACE Coalition To Track Real-time GHG Emissions
Nine nonprofits, tech companies, and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore announce ‘Climate TRACE’ coalition.
The aim of this coalition is to build...
Former BP Manager Convicted in a $4 Million Bribery Case
A BP Ex-Manager and his co-conspirator, a local Singapore businessman have been found guilty in $4 million Singapore bribery scheme.
The BP manager...
Collision Risk in Underestimating Vessel Speed & Range
MAIB reports the investigation of a near miss accident between the ro-ro ferry Stena Superfast VII and the Royal Navy submarine.
Summary of the incident
At...
GAC To Expand Their Operational Footprint in Belgium
GAC announced that it has acquired the port agency business of Ahlers Belgium.
This is touted as a move allowing it to expand...
CFD Simulations To Make Wind-Assisted Ships Adept
Cape Horn Engineering is supporting one of its clients on a solid wing power concept.
A multitude of wing assembly shape configurations were...
MAN Energy Laying 4000 Workers
German propulsion and machinery giant MAN Energy Solutions has announced a comprehensive program to secure the future viability of the company.
The program...
[Watch] EU Agrees on €750bn COVID19 Recovery Package
In a major development, EU leaders have struck a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package following a fourth night of talks, reports BBC.
What...
[Photos] World’s Largest Crane Vessel Sets World Record
World’s largest crane vessel ‘Sleipnir’ lifts 15,300 tonnes and sets a world record, reports Marine Insight.
Lift never done by a crane vessel
Heerema’s SSCV Sleipnir,...
Covid 19 Leaves 200,000 Seafarers Distressed and Stranded in Sea
Seafarers around the world caught up in what UN warns is a growing humanitarian crisis blamed for several suicides. Stranded on ships, 200,000 workers...
Ship Registration Goes Digital
The process of registering a ship will now be completed in seven days if all documents are in order, says D-G Shipping.
The...
[Watch] How Power Ships Generate Electricity
Have you ever thought of getting electricity from a harbored ship?
Never, right. Well, some people in South Africa has done the unthinkable.
A ship has...
‘All We Want Is To Go Home’ Says COVID19 Stranded Crews
Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are finding themselves stranded at sea, sometimes for over a year, and with no end in sight, as a...
Scientists Hosting 4000 People COVID19 Concert To Find New Normal
According to a Daily Mail article, German scientists are planning to stage a concert for 4,000 participants to track how COVID-19 spreads and see...
Profile of a Killer: Unraveling the COVID19 Mystery
Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling infection doctors had never seen before, the world’s scientists and citizens have reached...
2 Billion Doses of Oxford COVID19 Vaccine To Be Produced
According to a Reuters article, an experimental vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in...
Biennial Posidonia Officially Cancelled for 2020
The organisers of the world’s biggest maritime exhibition announced the cancellation of the Posidonia 2020, says a press release published on their website.
Event cancelled
The...